LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Acerrae

Acerrae f pl (genitive Acerrārum)
Classical[aˈkɛr.rae̯]Ecclesiastical[aˈt͡ʃɛr.re]

Meaning

  1. feminineplurala city in interior Campania, now Acerra

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Acerrae
genitive—Acerrārum
dative—Acerrīs
accusative—Acerrās
ablative—Acerrīs
vocative—Acerrae
locative—Acerrīs

Ăcerrae, ārum, f.
I. A town in the interior of Campania, N. E. of Naples, now Acerra, exposed to frequent inundations from the Clanius, on which it is situated; hence in Verg.: vacuis Clanius non aequus Acerris, G. 2, 225 Wagner; imitated by Silius, 8, 538.—Deriv.,
B. ăcerrāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of A., Liv. 27, 3, 6; Vell. 1, 14, 4; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 63.—
II. A town in Umbria, called, for the sake of distinction, Acerrae Vatriae, now Gerrha, Plin. 3, 14, 19, § 114.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAcerraeAcerrae (Ἀχέρραι: Eth. Acerranus). 1. A city in the interior of Campania, about 8 miles NE. of Naples, still called Acerra. It first appears in histor…

Quick answers

What does Acerrae mean in Latin?
Acerrae, a proper noun, means “a city in interior Campania, now Acerra”.
What is the genitive of Acerrae?
The genitive singular is Acerrārum. Acerrae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Acerrae?
In classical Latin, [aˈkɛr.rae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈt͡ʃɛr.re].